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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms of NKX2.5 found in congenital heart disease patients of Mysore, South India.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Dec 2010
Dinesh S M, Kusuma L, Smitha R, Savitha M R, Krishnamurthy B, Narayanappa D, Ramachandra Nallur B
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a common congenital birth defect, affecting nearly 1% of all live births, and is the most common cause of infant death. NKX2.5 is an important transcription factor expressed during vertebrate heart development and involved in the regulation of septation during cardiac morphogenesis and in the maturation and maintenance of the atrioventricular node throughout life. There are many...
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